My Inspiration Wall

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I remember walking into a radio station in Abuja for an interview. When I got to the green – or waiting – room, I was pleasantly surprised by the surrounding wall that had pictures of many icons on it; Martin Luther King, Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Fela, and a host of others. As I basked in memories of the work each person had contributed to humanity, I began to notice something that gradually dropped the smile from my face: there were hardly any women on that wall.

MEET THE AMAZING 18 YEAR OLD CHAMPIONING CHILDREN'S CAUSES

Last year, we met an amazing young girl who is championing the causes of African children through charitable and humanitarian acts. She has won two awards for her work and is - daily - improving the lives of children in Nigeria. Who is she? WADI BEN-HIRKI! 

The Maryland Bridge Hawker

The Maryland Bridge Hawker.
Image: Chibuike Casmir

Lagos traffic is horrible! That is a fact. I am sure that anyone who lives or has visited Lagos one time or another can attest to this fact. It is also true that when there is that ugly traffic jam, there is almost nothing you wouldn’t see. It could be a fighting agbero, an impatient driver, the surprising ways people meander through traffic or that hawker that would chase a bus just so he can sell a bottle of fizzy drinks for ₦100. Usually, traffic in Lagos is a bedlam of activities, a combination of awful smells, an absolute drag and a time-wasting event!

With all that craziness, there is that time when you get to see a genuine source of inspiration!

I did. Let me tell you what happened.